Finalists in the third annual the Design Files + Laminex Design Awards have been announced. Out of 384 entries, 129 projects have been shortlisted across 10 categories: residential architecture; sustainable design or initiative; interior design; landscape design; lighting design; furniture design; textile design; handcrafted; emerging designer; and collaboration. The awards…
Plans for The Planet: Olaf Breuning for Kids is an exclusive NGV exhibition by Swiss contemporary artist Olaf Breuning that invites kids and families to explore their relationship to the world. The interactive exhibition, set within nature, is populated with Breuning’s irreverent illustrations and characters, including a forest and a floor…
Nearly 40 per cent of large businesses and 21 percent of SMEs are unhappy with their current energy contracts, with costly rates, inflexibility, and a lack of options to better control their energy usage their chief causes for complaint. Sixty-two per cent of businesses overall would be willing to switch over…
Issue 80 comes out 5 July. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. The 20th-century painter Arthur Boyd once reflected of his work: “I stress the uniqueness of the Australian landscape and its metaphysical and mythic content.” As an art form in its own right, how then…
The Australian Institute of Architects’ Queensland Architecture Awards have been announced via a virtual presentation. The jury, made up of renowned architects and design industry leaders from across the state, awarded more than 41 projects across 13 categories including residential, commercial, sustainable architecture and urban design. Jury Chair and Director…
The LafargeHolcim Awards are the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design. The Next Generation category recognises the visionary concepts and bold ideas of young professionals and students. Due to the high quality of the entries in the competition region of Asia Pacific, the jury selected not four, but five…
SHELTER is the new home of inspiring design and architecture content. The global streaming service’s content encompasses everything from stories of design, to a deep dive into sustainability, history, and real-life aspirational stories. It offers audiences a range of fascinating ‘must-watch’ options from feature length films to television series; short…
TarraWarra Museum of Art will stage a major exhibition as part of the Yalingwa Visual Arts Initiative, focused on the Home Country of First Nations artists from South-East Australia. WILAM BIIK, 31 July – 7 November 2021, is curated by Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung woman Stacie Piper as part of…
The Powerhouse Museum has today welcomed the NSW Government’s $480-$500 million transformative investment into one of Australia’s most revered and loved museums, Powerhouse Ultimo. The renewal will see Powerhouse Ultimo focus on design and fashion, presenting exhibitions that feature the museum’s significant collections, international exclusive exhibitions and programs that support…
The winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2021 Victorian Architecture Awards from a shortlist of 117 entries across 14 categories are being announced tonight via a special online broadcast. Chair of Juries, Rosemary Burne, said all winning projects demonstrate responses to the wider issues of our time, such as…
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